Last week, as I was waiting in line to put my bag through the security X-ray machine at the south side of City Hall, I noticed this sign taped to the front door.
Seems helpful enough. After all, Kansas City's recycling rate isn't anything to brag about, so posting the drop-off locations can't hurt. But to an environmental Midtown resident, this sign is a slap in the face.
If you notice, it still lists the center at 48th Street and Forest Avenue. In fact, it calls it a "new" location. Alas, that facility closed -- almost two years ago.
For a brief 47 days, Midtown residents were able to haul their bottles and cans just a few blocks east to the Metro Plaza parking lot. Then, the big green containers got evicted from that shopping center and, for the past 18 months, urban core folks have to schlep their recyclables far beyond their zip code.
Seeing that outdated sign made me wonder if the city has made any progress in finding a new Midtown site. So I asked Dennis Gagnon, spokesman for the city's public works department. His answer wasn't exactly hopeful.
"They have been looking at city-owned properties as well as other properties that they could acquire," he said in an e-mail. "Unfortunately, limited funding really limits acquisition. It is their intent to find a location that they can own in order to have a long-term solution."
In the meantime, it might be a good idea to replace that sign on the front door of City Hall, so annoyed residents, who mistakenly take their recyclables to 48th and Forest, don't toss them over the fence in frustration at the new power substation.
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